Security and Emergency Management

What You Can Do About Fights

You can help prevent fights by getting your head in the right place before they occur. A little preparation can go a long way to keeping things cool when tempers flare.

Know your triggers. Understand what sets you off and find ways to diffuse your own anger before it erupts.

If controlling your anger is a problem, enroll in an after-school program at a community center, church or other location that offers conflict resolution training.

In a tense situation, give everyone an emotional out. Most fights occur because one or more participants have been backed into a corner emotionally and feel they have no way to save face other than to fight.